Read full poem →Was pass'd in dreaming. Heai'ken, sweet Peona !
Beyond the matron- tern pie of Latona,
Which we should see but for these darkening boughs,
Dictionary Entry
Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
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Common Phrases
. ternsterna terntern protern arctictern commontern blacktern systern least
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Poetry examples for “tern”
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